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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.1WhatsApp Attacked By Spyware, Users Asked To Upgrade Apphttps://thewhistler.ng/whatsapp-attacked-by-spyware-users-asked-to-upgrade-app/
https://thewhistler.ng/whatsapp-attacked-by-spyware-users-asked-to-upgrade-app/#respondTue, 14 May 2019 09:36:50 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=70996Facebook’s WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app following a report that users could be vulnerable to having malicious spyware installed on phones without their knowledge. “WhatsApp encourages people to upgrade to the latest version of our app, as well as keep their mobile operating system […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/whatsapp-attacked-by-spyware-users-asked-to-upgrade-app/feed/0whatsappTwitter Reacts As Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down Globallyhttps://thewhistler.ng/twitter-reacts-as-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-down-globally/
https://thewhistler.ng/twitter-reacts-as-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-down-globally/#respondSun, 14 Apr 2019 13:28:17 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=69328The three social media platforms controlled by Facebook Inc. -Instagram, WhatsApp ­and Facebook (including Facebook Messenger) – have been down globally since Sunday morning. A site that monitors downtime of websites, Downdetector.com, indicates that Facebook and other social networks it controls were down since 6:30 a.m in many parts of the world. The social media […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/twitter-reacts-as-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-down-globally/feed/0Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp (1)Facebook Struggles Into Day 2 Of Global Outagehttps://thewhistler.ng/facebook-struggles-into-day-2-of-global-outage/
https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-struggles-into-day-2-of-global-outage/#respondThu, 14 Mar 2019 13:05:16 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=67264Facebook Inc on Thursday struggled to restore its services fully after a 17-hour partial outage made the world’s largest social network inaccessible to users across the globe, driving a wave of online complaints. The number of reports on the crowd-sourced Down Detector website, one of the internet’s most used sources of numbers on outages, peaked […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-struggles-into-day-2-of-global-outage/feed/0Facebook-down-log-in-error-Twitter Reacts As Whatsapp Reportedly Crashes Worldwide Except In Nigeriahttps://thewhistler.ng/twitter-reacts-as-whatsapp-reportedly-crashes-worldwide-except-in-nigeria/
https://thewhistler.ng/twitter-reacts-as-whatsapp-reportedly-crashes-worldwide-except-in-nigeria/#respondWed, 23 Jan 2019 15:09:55 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=63307Popular messaging platform Whatsapp owned by Facebook reportedly crashed worldwide over the past few hours. The development occurred just a few hours after whatsapp announced that it would be reducing the number of forwarded messages for users worldwide. However, it was observed that the app did not crash in Nigeria and many Nigerians have taken […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/twitter-reacts-as-whatsapp-reportedly-crashes-worldwide-except-in-nigeria/feed/0Image Credit: whatsapp.com2019 Elections: Facebook To Toughen Advertising Rules For Nigeriahttps://thewhistler.ng/2019-elections-facebook-to-toughen-advertising-rules-for-nigeria/
https://thewhistler.ng/2019-elections-facebook-to-toughen-advertising-rules-for-nigeria/#respondThu, 17 Jan 2019 15:43:10 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=62978Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Facebook has announced that it will extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to Nigeria. Facebook also said the advertising rules and tools will be extended to India, Ukraine and the European Union before significant votes in the next few months. Facebook’s director […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/2019-elections-facebook-to-toughen-advertising-rules-for-nigeria/feed/0facebook_NG_HubFacebook: I Have No Plan To Resign Says Zuckerberghttps://thewhistler.ng/facebook-i-have-no-plan-to-resign-says-zuckerberg/
https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-i-have-no-plan-to-resign-says-zuckerberg/#respondWed, 21 Nov 2018 13:32:51 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=60404Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year for the social platform. “That’s not the plan,” Zuckerberg told CNN Business when asked if he would consider stepping down as chairman. He also defended Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has drawn criticism […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-i-have-no-plan-to-resign-says-zuckerberg/feed/0mark-zuckerberg- (1)Facebook Shareholders Back Proposal To Remove Mark Zuckerberg As Chairmanhttps://thewhistler.ng/facebook-shareholders-back-proposal-to-remove-mark-zuckerberg-as-chairman/
https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-shareholders-back-proposal-to-remove-mark-zuckerberg-as-chairman/#respondFri, 19 Oct 2018 11:53:59 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=58784Four major U.S. public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday proposed removing Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman following several high-profile scandals and said they hoped to gain backing from larger asset managers. State treasurers from Illinois, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, co-filed the proposal. […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-shareholders-back-proposal-to-remove-mark-zuckerberg-as-chairman/feed/0Mark ZuckerbergHackers Attack 50 Million Facebook Accounts In New Security Flawhttps://thewhistler.ng/hackers-attack-50-million-facebook-accounts-in-new-security-flaw/
https://thewhistler.ng/hackers-attack-50-million-facebook-accounts-in-new-security-flaw/#respondFri, 28 Sep 2018 19:30:42 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=57515Hackers may have stolen information of 50 million Facebook account holders, the social media giant has disclosed on Friday. The company said in a statement this evening that the targeted accounts may have been taken over by hackers due to a security flaw. Facebook said it discovered in the course of the week that the […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/hackers-attack-50-million-facebook-accounts-in-new-security-flaw/feed/0hackerInstagram Co-Founders Resign In Latest Facebook Executive Exithttps://thewhistler.ng/instagram-co-founders-resign-in-latest-facebook-executive-exit/
https://thewhistler.ng/instagram-co-founders-resign-in-latest-facebook-executive-exit/#respondTue, 25 Sep 2018 09:35:49 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=57140Instagram said co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, giving scant explanation for the move. The departures at Facebook’s fastest-growing revenue generator come just months after the exit of Jan Koum, co-founder of Facebook-owned messaging app, WhatsApp, media […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/instagram-co-founders-resign-in-latest-facebook-executive-exit/feed/0kevin-systrom-mike krieger (1)Facebook ‘Terrorism’ Definition ‘Overly Broad’ — UN Experthttps://thewhistler.ng/facebook-terrorism-definition-overly-broad-un-expert/
https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-terrorism-definition-overly-broad-un-expert/#respondMon, 03 Sep 2018 09:45:20 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=55358Facebook’s definition of what constitutes “terrorism” is “overly broad” and risks leading to censorship and the arbitrary denial of access to its services, a UN rights expert warned Monday. The UN Special Rapporteur on promoting and protecting human rights while countering terrorism has written to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to express concern about the company’s […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-terrorism-definition-overly-broad-un-expert/feed/0FacebookAll Users Can Now Apply For Instagram Verification Badgehttps://thewhistler.ng/all-users-can-now-apply-for-instagram-verification-badge/
https://thewhistler.ng/all-users-can-now-apply-for-instagram-verification-badge/#respondWed, 29 Aug 2018 12:38:40 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=55082Instagram has finally made the journey of fame for its users come through with the gift of requesting a blue verification badge next to your Instagram name. This was contained in a statement signed by Instagram co-founder and chief technology officer Mike Krieger. A “verified account” is one that has a blue checkmark next to […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/all-users-can-now-apply-for-instagram-verification-badge/feed/0instagram-verified-badgeWhatsApp Introduces Group Video Call For Android, IPhone Usershttps://thewhistler.ng/whatsapp-introduces-group-video-call-for-android-iphone-users/
https://thewhistler.ng/whatsapp-introduces-group-video-call-for-android-iphone-users/#respondTue, 31 Jul 2018 15:21:05 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=53144WhatsApp group calling feature with both voice and video support is finally live. First discovered back in October last year, group calling on the Facebook-owned messaging app was officially announced by Facebook at its annual F8 developer conference in May this year. The new WhatsApp feature is now available for users around the world on […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/whatsapp-introduces-group-video-call-for-android-iphone-users/feed/0whatsapp-group-video-call-1 (1)Facebook Shares Plunge Further, Suffers Worst Day Everhttps://thewhistler.ng/facebook-shares-plunges-further-suffers-worst-day-ever/
https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-shares-plunges-further-suffers-worst-day-ever/#respondThu, 26 Jul 2018 14:24:20 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=52776Facebook Inc. plunged as much as 20 percent Thursday after the social-media company showed signs of slowing growth following months of scandal and criticism that delivered a suckerpunch to earnings. The social-media goliath’s financial performance had previously seemed immune to fierce critiques of its content policies, its failure to safeguard private data, and its changing […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-shares-plunges-further-suffers-worst-day-ever/feed/0facebook-stock-crashesNigeria, Google To Partner On Global Digital Access – Osinbajohttps://thewhistler.ng/nigeria-google-to-partner-on-global-digital-access-osinbajo/
https://thewhistler.ng/nigeria-google-to-partner-on-global-digital-access-osinbajo/#respondTue, 10 Jul 2018 23:17:09 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=51557The Federal Government on Tuesday gave the assurance that it would partner premier internet provider, Google, in the Google’s Next Billion users plan intended to ensure greater digital access in Nigeria and around the world. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo gave the assurance during a meeting with Google executives at the company’s corporate headquarters in the […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/nigeria-google-to-partner-on-global-digital-access-osinbajo/feed/0osinbajo-pichaiYoutube Commits $20m To Produce Authoritative News Amid Crackdown On Fake Newshttps://thewhistler.ng/youtube-commits-20m-to-produce-authoritative-news-amid-crackdown-on-fake-news/
https://thewhistler.ng/youtube-commits-20m-to-produce-authoritative-news-amid-crackdown-on-fake-news/#respondTue, 10 Jul 2018 10:14:52 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=51476Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday announced a new commitment of 20 million dollars to produce authoritative news to counter false online information spreading on its platform, especially at the time of breaking-news events. According to YouTube, the funding is part of the Google News Initiative launched in March to “help journalism thrive in the digital age’’. […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/youtube-commits-20m-to-produce-authoritative-news-amid-crackdown-on-fake-news/feed/0YouTubeAnambra Unveils Plans For 2018 Digipreneur Weekhttps://thewhistler.ng/anambra-unveils-plans-for-2018-digipreneur-week/
https://thewhistler.ng/anambra-unveils-plans-for-2018-digipreneur-week/#respondMon, 02 Jul 2018 12:12:14 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=50917Anambra state government has announced plans for 2018 digipreneur week, titled ‘The Next Level’. According to the state government, the DigitalPRwire will be the official media partner and it will be supported by TechEconomy.ng. Anambra state commissioner for youth empowerment and creative economy, Hon. Bonaventure Enemali revealed that the three days event is to empower […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/anambra-unveils-plans-for-2018-digipreneur-week/feed/0digipreneurYahoo Messenger To Shut Down July 17https://thewhistler.ng/yahoo-messenger-to-shut-down-july-17/
https://thewhistler.ng/yahoo-messenger-to-shut-down-july-17/#respondWed, 13 Jun 2018 12:33:40 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=49659Yahoo Messenger known for connecting family and loved ones will bid farewell to its fans on July 17. The Iconic instant messaging application gave no explanation for shutting its messenger down as it made the announcement on its website. ‘’ Yahoo Messenger will no longer be supported after July 17, 2018. Until then, you can […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/yahoo-messenger-to-shut-down-july-17/feed/0Yahoo-MessengerInstagram Might Soon Allow You Post 1 hour Long Videohttps://thewhistler.ng/instagram-might-soon-allow-you-post-1-hour-long-video/
https://thewhistler.ng/instagram-might-soon-allow-you-post-1-hour-long-video/#respondWed, 06 Jun 2018 17:26:10 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=49166Facebook owned photo and video-sharing social networking service, Instagram is considering removing the restriction on the length of video that can be posted by users on the platform. Reports on The Wall street Journal suggest that the social network is mulling the idea of long length video of up to an hour. This move might […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/instagram-might-soon-allow-you-post-1-hour-long-video/feed/0Facebook To Swap ‘Trending’ Topics For Breaking Newshttps://thewhistler.ng/facebook-to-swap-trending-topics-for-breaking-news/
https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-to-swap-trending-topics-for-breaking-news/#respondFri, 01 Jun 2018 18:10:31 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=48837Facebook on Friday said it is getting rid of a “trending” topics feature as it tests ways for publishers to deliver reliable breaking news. The Trending feature introduced four years ago listed stories buzzing on Facebook at any given time. “We’re exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that matters […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/facebook-to-swap-trending-topics-for-breaking-news/feed/0FacebookUganda Imposes Tax On Facebook And Whatsapp To Tackle Gossipinghttps://thewhistler.ng/uganda-imposes-tax-on-facebook-and-whatsapp-to-tackle-gossiping/
https://thewhistler.ng/uganda-imposes-tax-on-facebook-and-whatsapp-to-tackle-gossiping/#respondFri, 01 Jun 2018 14:01:11 +0000https://thewhistler.ng/?p=48788Uganda’s lawmakers has passed a controversial law to impose tax on people using social media apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Viber etc. The tax which is expected to come into effect today, June 1, 2018, imposes a 200 shilling (an equivalent of ₦20) daily levy on people using social media and other messaging apps. The […]]]>https://thewhistler.ng/uganda-imposes-tax-on-facebook-and-whatsapp-to-tackle-gossiping/feed/0